# Incident 19981101043559I: Doug DC871, Dayton, OH, November 1, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1998, 04:14 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: James M Cox Dayton International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RRXA
- Location: 39.9023° N, 84.2194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL (DAY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9023&lon=-84.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8087U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8087U-2008-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199G, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871
- Reported engine: GE CFM562C1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,200 total, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981101043559I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-5)AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO DAY, CONTROLLER CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24R. RUNWAY WAS NOTAMED CLOSED ON THE ATIS.  FLIGHT CREW DID NOT QUESTION CONTROLLER.  CONTROLLER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON CLOSED RUNWAY.  AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE EDGE LIGHTS ON RUNWAY 24R WERE INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE FACT THEY WERE DISCONNECTED.  AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  FLIGHT CREW STATES THAT SINCE THE CONTROLLER CLEARED THEM TO LAND THAT THE RUNWAY HAD BEEN REOPENED.  AIRPORT OPERATIONS STATES THAT THERE WAS AN "X" ON THE RUNWAY, HOWEVER FLIGHT CREW STATES THEY DID NOT SEE ANY  THING INDICATING THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  INVESTIGATION CLOSED WITH SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N8087U (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19981018045399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981018045399I), Oct 18, 1998: Doug DC871F (N8087U), Dayton, OH. (-5)Eww 380 was level at 6000 ft. MSL. ATC cleared EWW338 to climb to 9000FE. MSL. EWW380 took the clearance in error and executed a climb. EEW380 read back…
- [Incident 19880103010929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880103010929I), Jan 3, 1988: Doug DC871 (N8087U), Chicago, IL. Smoke in cabin prior to push back. Left pack valve failed to close, allowing engine bleed air to enter cabin.
- [Incident 19840229012829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840229012829I), Feb 29, 1984: Doug DC861 (N8087U), Chicago, IL. Emergency descent due to loss of pressurization. Found external airconditioning door was torn off.
- [Incident 19800723062289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723062289I), Jul 23, 1980: Doug DC861 (N8087U), Chicago, IL. Shut down engine due to oil loss.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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